Cricket Legend Sir Garfield Sobers Dies Aged 89
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- Cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers has died aged 89.
- He played 93 Tests, scoring over 8,000 runs and taking 235 wickets.
- Sobers was the first to hit six sixes in an over in first-class cricket.
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Sir Garfield Sobers, the legendary West Indies all-rounder, has passed away at the age of 89. West Indies Cricket announced his death on Friday, honoring him as a "Legend. Icon. Hero." Sobers had an illustrious career, playing 93 Tests between 1954 and 1974, scoring 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets. He was recognized as one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the 20th Century and was famously called "the greatest cricketer of all time" by Donald Bradman. He was also the first player to hit six sixes in a single over in first-class cricket.
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Cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers, widely considered one of the greatest all-rounders of all time, has passed away at the age of 89. West Indies Cricket announced his death on Friday.
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